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Lindsey Graham: “The Ayatollah wants to come after the United States, my…”

Featuring: Lindsey Graham, Republican | U.S. Senate South Carolina

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FULL PRESS CONFERENCE: US Senator Says Iran Regime At Weakest Point Since 1979 | DRM News | AC1F

Published | Video Starts at 15:34

He wants to destroy the state of Israel because he thinks y' all are evil, that the Jews should not have a state, that God commands him to kill all The Ayatollah wants to come after the United States, my country, because we're infidels. Well, I believe he believes all three. I believe if he had a nuclear weapon, he would use it to advance his religious cause. Israel can be a afford to be wrong about this. (15:34–15:39)

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Asserts that the Ayatollah of Iran has hostile intentions towards the United States.

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